Sector vs. Vector
Difference Between Sector and Vector
Sectornoun
A part or division, as of a city or a national economy
the manufacturing sector.Vectornoun
A quantity, such as velocity, completely specified by a magnitude and a direction.
Sectornoun
The portion of a circle bounded by two radii and the included arc.
Vectornoun
A one-dimensional array.
Sectornoun
A measuring instrument consisting of two graduated arms hinged together at one end.
Vectornoun
An element of a vector space.
Sectornoun
(Computers) A portion of a storage device making up the smallest addressable unit of information.
Vectornoun
An organism, such as a mosquito or tick, that carries disease-causing microorganisms from one host to another.
Sectornoun
A division of a defensive position for which one military unit is responsible.
Vectornoun
A bacteriophage, plasmid, or other agent that transfers genetic material from one cell to another.
Sectornoun
A division of an offensive military position.
Vectornoun
A force or influence.
Sectorverb
To divide (something) into sectors.
Vectornoun
A course or direction, as of an airplane.
Sectornoun
section
Vectorverb
To guide (a pilot or aircraft, for example) by means of radio communication according to vectors.
Sectornoun
zone (designated area).
Vectornoun
(mathematics) A directed quantity, one with both magnitude and direction; the signed difference between two points.
Sectornoun
(geometry) part of a circle, extending to the center
Vectornoun
(mathematics) An ordered tuple representing a directed quantity or the signed difference between two points.
Sectornoun
(computing) fixed-sized unit (traditionally 512 bytes) of sequential data stored on a track of a digital medium (compare to block)
Vectornoun
(mathematics) Any member of a (generalized) vector space.
The vectors in are the single-variable polynomials with rational coefficients: one is .Sectornoun
(military) an area designated by boundaries within which a unit operates, and for which it is responsible
Vectornoun
(aviation) A chosen course or direction for motion, as of an aircraft.
Sectornoun
(military) one of the subdivisions of a coastal frontier
Vectornoun
(epidemiology) A carrier of a disease-causing agent.
Sectornoun
(science fiction) a fictional region of space designated for navigational or governance purposes.
Vectornoun
(sociology) A person or entity that passes along an urban legend or other meme.
Sectornoun
(calculation) an instrument consisting of two rulers of equal length joined by a hinge.
Vectornoun
(psychology) A recurring psychosocial issue that stimulates growth and development in the personality.
Sectornoun
a field of economic activity
public sector;private sectorVectornoun
The way in which the eyes are drawn across the visual text. The trail that a book cover can encourage the eyes to follow from certain objects to others.en
Sectornoun
(engineering) A toothed gear whose face is the arc of a circle.
Vectornoun
A memory address containing the address of a code entry point, usually one which is part of a table and often one that is dereferenced and jumped to during the execution of an interrupt.
Sectornoun
a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle
Vectornoun
(programming) A one-dimensional array.
Sectornoun
a body of people who form part of society or economy;
the public sectorVectornoun
A graphical representation using outlines; vector graphics.
a vector imagevector graphicsSectornoun
a particular aspect of life or activity;
he was helpless in an important sector of his lifeVectornoun
(molecular biology) A DNA molecule used to carry genetic information from one organism into another.
Sectornoun
the minimum track length that can be assigned to store information; unless otherwise specified a sector of data consists of 512 bytes
Vectorverb
To set (particularly an aircraft) on a course toward a selected point.
Sectornoun
a portion of a military position
Vectorverb
(computing) To redirect to a vector, or code entry point.
Sectornoun
measuring instrument consisting of two graduated arms hinged at one end
Vectornoun
a variable quantity that can be resolved into components
Vectornoun
a straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose orientation in space is direction
Vectornoun
any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease;
mosquitos are vectors of malaria and yellow feverfleas are vectors of the plagueaphids are transmitters of plant diseaseswhen medical scientists talk about vectors they are usually talking about insects
